One of the hardest things for me, an avid reader from early childhood, about Dominic's disability is that he is functionally illiterate. Reading is SO important and we work on it constantly. The tutoring that Dominic is getting from Kishami Academy, tho, has shifted something. His processing speed is speeding up (i know it seems like it takes a long time for him to identify the words he does know in this video, but i promise this is improvement) and he is actually showing signs of thinking about and retaining information.
I had asked Rachel (his tutor) specifically to recommend books for us to get him for his birthday because honestly he could care less about the ones he has. She recommended non fiction, level 1 and level 2 readers. So my family all sent him those. He is reading 2 pages at a time for Mommy in the morning. And then answering questions. This particular book is about giraffes.
I had asked Rachel (his tutor) specifically to recommend books for us to get him for his birthday because honestly he could care less about the ones he has. She recommended non fiction, level 1 and level 2 readers. So my family all sent him those. He is reading 2 pages at a time for Mommy in the morning. And then answering questions. This particular book is about giraffes.
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